Pomham (died 1676) was one of Metacomet's chief advisors during King Phillip's War. He was sachem of Shaomet.<ref name=bedini/>
Pomham was in Dedham, Massachusetts on July 25, 1676.<ref name=bedini/> Several Christian Indians had seen his band in the woods, nearly starved to death. Captain Samuel Hunting led 36 men from Dedham and Medfield and joined 90 Indians on a hunt to find them. A total of 15 of the Ponham's band were killed and 35 were captured. Pomham, though he was so wounded he could not stand, grabbed hold of an English soldier and would have killed him had one of the settler's compatriots not come to his rescue. Pomham died in the fight.
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